James Watson
Sergeant

James Watson

Accident
End of Watch September 18, 1870
Age 48
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured by the collapse of a wall while assisting at the scene of a fire in Trades Lane, Dundee.

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BO-GB-DCP-272983B0
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August 2, 2026

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156 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Watson served with the Dundee City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Dundee City Police
Location SCT
Platform Identity dpd.dnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 18, 1870
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Fire

Sergeant James Watson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 48.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Dundee City Police, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

Dundee City Police
5
of 13 officers
38.5% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Watson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How James Watson Compares

Age at Death
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Watson is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897